As I am writing this, I am still in shock over the fact that it has a been almost exactly a year since my last photography trip, and over a year since my last post. At the same time, this gap isn’t a surprise due to the COVID-19 pandemic that dominated and halted our lives…
Tag: travel
Priorities and Passion
Last month, I visited Washington State with the help of Enterprise Inspires, and crossed two more National Parks on my National Parks bucket list, effectively making it 12 Parks that I’ve visited. Now I only have 46 more to go! This trip let me reconfirm how truly fortunate I am to be able to travel….
Exploring the PNW
We all want what we can’t have, right? I live a beautiful place. I get the mild Southern California weather, and I am close to the beach (though not close enough to pay and arm and a leg for it). Yet occasionally, I need a change of pace, and the Pacific Northwest is just what…
Lake Moraine and Us
If you are ever up at the crack of dawn in the middle of nowhere and you see other humans with you hovering around you, I would take a wager that most likely ,they are photographers. There really is no logical reason why anyone would wake up that early, drive in the dark for two…
What’s Your Travel Philosophy?
I love to travel. I love to travel for pleasure, that is. Traveling for work: not so much, though is tolerable, if it is infrequent and maybe somewhat enjoyable if there is a little downtime between meetings so I can enjoy the city. But that being said, I prefer to travel on my own schedule,…
Canada Calling!
As it is Canada Day, I scramble to put this post up regarding my recent trip to Banff National Park. The Canadian Rockies, and more specifically Banff National Park, had been on my bucket list for awhile now (at least as a photographer). I think anyone who enjoys the outdoors should pay a visit to…
The Queen and I (plus 3 dozen)
Being the introvert that I am, I tend to avoid any photo meet ups, because it involves being around large group of humans and having to make small talk with people I’ve never met before. And while I am skilled at many things, small talk is NOT one of them. People who know me are…
To New Beginnings: The Lights Fest
Before I begin, I am not endorsing any particular lantern festival: there are a few of these organizers that plan lantern festivals, one being “The Lights Fest”, which is the one that I happened to attend and photograph. For those unfamiliar with what a lantern festival is, it is a festival to release mini paper…
My Fear of Heights
Fear is an obstacle. To overcome this obstacle, you have to realize that fear is also an illusion. I came to test my fear of heights when I approached Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. The landing after the one mile hike into Taft Point, I was greeted with the sprawling beauty that oversees the…
Spring Fever
Last week , I went hiking in the canyons and got rewarded with a major allergy attack of sneezing, a runny nose, and watery eyes. I knew I had allergies, but I’ve never had it this bad. This year though, CA has been finally getting a lot of rain, so with it, flowers and pollen. I…
Mandy On Earth 